# What’s your favorite potato chip, both brand and flavor **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 24, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139 "2020-03-24T02:02:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/61 "2020-03-25T20:42:27Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Plain Lays. Followed by plain any other brand. Followed by plain kettle chips (all of these are regular salted plain). After these there are some flavored chips I like. Vidalia onion, sea salt and pepper, salt and vinegar-- especially kettle. Some of those Lays freaky flavors have tickled my fancy but I can’t remember any of the specific ones I liked. I never knew you were me before! ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/62 "2020-03-25T20:54:47Z")
Route 11 Dill, or Route 11 Salt and Pepper. Route 11 is a local brand made in Virginia. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/63 "2020-03-25T21:34:19Z")
Craziest chip flavor I ever had was ‘Prime Rib and Horseradish’. They are actually really good, but you couldn’t eat more than a few at a time. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/64 "2020-03-25T21:45:23Z")
> [@Ashtura](#): > > Plain Pringles. I can eat a whole cylinder easily. I, too, would prefer to eat the cylinder. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/65 "2020-03-25T23:16:15Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Ruffles All Dressed-like a combination of salt and vinegar and barbecue together > Second choice is Utz sour cream and onion > > I like my chips ruffled. Yeah, that’s what I meant when I posted “Lays all-dressed.” I forgot they were branded Ruffles (a Frito-Lay brand). I first tried them a few years ago when Giant Eagle had the small bags in the check out lanes. I had never seen them before but they looked interesting. I rarely eat chips but buy a full sized bag a couple times a year. yesterday this turned into one of my corona-shortage grocery pickups. Utz were big when I was a kid in MD but I’ve rarely seen them in the Midwest. ---
**Author:** ![Jane\_Elliot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jane_elliot/32/6166_2.png) [@Jane\_Elliot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_Elliot)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/66 "2020-03-25T23:46:23Z")
I’ve tried a lot of the Lays experimental flavors and because I live near Canada, try their flavors too. My all time favorite is Wasabi, but I’m also partial to Taco and Roasted Chicken. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/67 "2020-03-25T23:58:23Z")
As a counter to all the good flavors… A year or two ago, Lays had one of their limited edition flavors called Chicken and Waffle. I love chicken and waffles, so I decided to try them. The checker said some of the staff tried them and _hated_ them. But I like to come to my own conclusions. Well, I should have taken her advice. They were _awful_. Just really, really bad. I can’t even remember \*how \*they were bad; I ate a chip or two and dumped the bag. ---
**Author:** ![cormac262](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@cormac262](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cormac262)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/68 "2020-03-26T02:43:13Z")
> [@Doyle](#): > > Zapp’s Spicy Cajun Crawtators 2nd’ed These are the best. My cousin turned me on to these, but they were hard to find. Lately World Market was carrying them, but the Cajun flavor sells out quickly ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/69 "2020-03-26T02:57:43Z")
I hardly eat potato chips b/c I greatly prefer tortilla chips. But in a pinch, and potato chips are all there are, I will go for kettle-style jalapeno. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/70 "2020-03-26T14:07:06Z")
Flanagans Balsamic Vinegar ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/71 "2020-03-26T14:16:30Z")
> [@Doyle](#): > > Zapp’s Spicy Cajun Crawtators Visiting NOLA a couple of years ago of course these are everywhere. I remember being disappointed the “Gator-Tators” were not alligator flavored. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/72 "2020-03-26T14:47:50Z")
Old Dutch plain flavor ripple chips are my hands-down favorite. I like many of the flavored chips too, but I think Old Dutch is the absolute best brand of potato chips out there. For those who haven’t heard of it, Old Dutch is a midwest brand based in St. Paul, MN and Winnipeg, MB. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/73 "2020-03-26T14:58:34Z")
I remember when Old Dutch chips came in a box. ---
**Author:** ![turtlescanfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/74 "2020-03-27T23:19:25Z")
Only Herr"s will do for me, salt and vinegar. They are a regional company based in Southeast PA. Grew up on them and prefer them over Lays immensely. Side note, I currently live about 3/4 mile from their manufacturing plant in Nottingham, PA. When the wind is right I can smell the chips cooking. Heavenly! Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![breezman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@breezman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/breezman)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/75 "2020-03-27T23:47:41Z")
Either plain Lays or Golden Flake. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/76 "2020-03-28T00:00:38Z")
I recently discovered a brand cleverly named [Off The Eaten Path,](https://www.offtheeatenpathsnacks.com/products) and I found them to be refreshingly different. Might be hard to call them “potato” chips, and the first two ingredients on one package are chickpea flour and rice flour. Somewhat like tortilla chips. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/77 "2020-03-30T16:54:55Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I remember when Old Dutch chips came in a box. They still do! ---
**Author:** ![Grestarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grestarian/32/3227_2.png) [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/78 "2020-03-31T00:00:28Z")
The Potato Chip Wars came around the time I was in Jr. High. Pringles and another 'pressed potato flakes" competitor both came in similar shapes and slightly different packages. Pringles won that war, though I often think it was due to their cylindrical package rather than a mylar packet - less to do with the product than its delivery system. I’ve never done well with the flavored varieties (too many allergies to the unadvertized ingredients, most often Onion Powder) but once thought myself a connoiseur of the various simply-salted offerings. Most of these don’t exist now-a-days, but I have very fond memories of… [ul] [li]O’Grady’s - a very thick chip with a robust potato flavor.[/li][li]Pringles Thick Cut - in the darker-blue can[/li][li]Tato Skins - Butter (butter and salt, actually) flavor\*[/li][li]Ruffles Thick Cut - Red bag; a short-lived experiment - that or they killed it because they realized I liked 'em.[/li][/ul] I currently make do with regular ruffles. It’s a good crunch. If those aren’t on sale, Wavy or Lightly-Salted Lays will suffice. Kettle and various other brands that are made with Canola oil taste okay and have a great crunch due to the high temperatures one can achieve with canola oil. But I seem to be allergic to canola oil and quickly experience skin, eye, nose, and bronchial problems shortly after I eat things cooked with it. The problems are just not worth the crunch and taste to me. –G! - The product had a horrible history. It seemed to start out as a no-name brand, got picked up by Keebler, shifted to Wabash Foods, got kicked around to other distributors and then mostly died. Tato Skins are now sold under the TGI Fridays restaurant branding, but only Sour Cream & Onion or Bacon & Cheddar Cheese (TGIF apparently declined to pick up the Butter line) and they’re sold at Big Lots and other oddball stores or on-line; I don’t see them at my regular grocery chains. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/79 "2020-03-31T16:35:29Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > They still do! Really? The ones I see in Toronto are in bags. I miss the box. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/80 "2020-03-31T17:04:42Z")
> [@ThisSpaceForRent](#): > > From my memory bank… [Charles Chips](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Chips) We had them delivered to home every week. > > [You can still get them online](https://charleschips.com/shop/cc/) but they are pretty dang expensive. Yep. Good memories. Salt & potato flavor is best in my book. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139.md?page=5)